Mehmet Tillem (10 September 1974 – 9 November 2019) was an Australian politician who served as Senator for Victoria. He was an

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member of the

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from 21 August 2013 to 30 June 2014. He filled a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator

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, but was defeated at the

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, and left parliament at the conclusion of his term.Green, Antony
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''Antony Green's Election Blog'', 3 October 2013. He was the first Turkish-born member of the Australian parliament. Tillem died on 9 November 2019 from

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. He was 45.

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1974 births 2019 deaths Turkish emigrants to Australia Australian people of Turkish descent Australian Muslims RMIT University alumni Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-senator-stub